Reading Football Club hold the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign [1] and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season with 106 points in the 2005–06 Football League Championship campaign. [2] Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions. [1] [3]
The club's largest win was a 10–0 victory over Gibraltar on 10 July 2019 in a pre-season friendly. Their biggest league win was a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on 4 September 1946 in the Third Division South. [1] Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894. [1]
The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991. [1] The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club. [1] [4] The most league goals in total and in a season is Ronnie Blackman with 158 from 1947 to 1954 and 39 in 1951–52 respectively. [1] The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with six against Stoke City in 1930–31. [1] The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States. [1] The record time for a goalkeeper not conceding a goal is Steve Death at 1,103 minutes in 1978–79, which is a former English league record. [5]
Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0. [6] The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012. [7]
The highest transfer fee received for a Reading player is the £8 million received from Crystal Palace for Michael Olise in July 2021, beating the £7 million fee that 1899 Hoffenheim paid for Gylfi Sigurðsson in August 2010. [8] [1] [9] The most expensive player Reading have ever bought is George Pușcaș, for an estimated £8,000,000 from Internazionale on 7 August 2019. [10]
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The following players have played more than 398 times for Reading, in all competitions. [13]
Pos. | Player | App. |
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1 |
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603 |
2 |
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537 |
3 |
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505 |
4 |
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487 |
5 |
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481 |
6 |
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459 |
7 |
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457 |
8 |
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453 |
9 |
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426 |
10 |
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398 |
The following players have scored more than 85 times for Reading, in all competitions. [14]
Pos. | Player | Gls |
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1 |
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191 |
2 |
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168 |
3 |
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167 |
4 |
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104 |
5 |
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103 |
6 |
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95 |
7 |
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94 |
8 |
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93 |
9 |
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90 |
10 |
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85 |
Reading Football Club hold the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign [1] and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season with 106 points in the 2005–06 Football League Championship campaign. [2] Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions. [1] [3]
The club's largest win was a 10–0 victory over Gibraltar on 10 July 2019 in a pre-season friendly. Their biggest league win was a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on 4 September 1946 in the Third Division South. [1] Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894. [1]
The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991. [1] The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club. [1] [4] The most league goals in total and in a season is Ronnie Blackman with 158 from 1947 to 1954 and 39 in 1951–52 respectively. [1] The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with six against Stoke City in 1930–31. [1] The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States. [1] The record time for a goalkeeper not conceding a goal is Steve Death at 1,103 minutes in 1978–79, which is a former English league record. [5]
Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0. [6] The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012. [7]
The highest transfer fee received for a Reading player is the £8 million received from Crystal Palace for Michael Olise in July 2021, beating the £7 million fee that 1899 Hoffenheim paid for Gylfi Sigurðsson in August 2010. [8] [1] [9] The most expensive player Reading have ever bought is George Pușcaș, for an estimated £8,000,000 from Internazionale on 7 August 2019. [10]
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The following players have played more than 398 times for Reading, in all competitions. [13]
Pos. | Player | App. |
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1 |
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603 |
2 |
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537 |
3 |
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505 |
4 |
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487 |
5 |
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481 |
6 |
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459 |
7 |
![]() |
457 |
8 |
![]() |
453 |
9 |
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426 |
10 |
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398 |
The following players have scored more than 85 times for Reading, in all competitions. [14]
Pos. | Player | Gls |
---|---|---|
1 |
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191 |
2 |
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168 |
3 |
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167 |
4 |
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104 |
5 |
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103 |
6 |
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95 |
7 |
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94 |
8 |
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93 |
9 |
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90 |
10 |
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85 |